Bank Australia to ditch fossil fuel car loans in push for EV future 19/8/2022

An Australian bank will stop offering loans for new fossil fuel cars from 2025 in a step it says will encourage more people to buy electric vehicles. ...more

Food crops made 20% more efficient at harnessing sunlight 19/8/2022

Scientists have made a breakthrough in a genetic approach that improves food crops' ability to harness the Sun. ...more

PFAS: Possible breakthrough to destroy harmful 'forever chemicals' 19/8/2022

Chemists have identified how to destroy "forever chemicals" in a low-cost way for the first time, new research says. ...more

A tree that survived the Jurassic era is now endangered 19/8/2022

Scientists say that Araucaria araucana, commonly known as the monkey puzzle tree, is now endangered and faces the risk of extinction. Known to be one of the most resilient species, the plant outlived the Jurassic era, over 14 million years ago. ...more

Shell, BP and Equinor climate plans incompatible with Paris agreement, report finds 18/8/2022

Climate pledges produced by oil giants BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Equinor are incompatible with Paris Agreement goals for a safe and habitable planet, research published in Nature Communications on Tuesday suggests. ...more

'Staggering' rate of global tree losses from fires 18/8/2022

Around 16 football pitches of trees per minute were lost to forest fires in 2021, a new report says. ...more

Major cities blighted by nitrogen dioxide pollution, research finds 18/8/2022

Cities in relatively prosperous countries are blighted by serious levels of air pollution from nitrogen dioxide, often without realising the extent of the problem, research has found. ...more

China and US spar over climate on Twitter 18/8/2022

The world’s two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases are sparring on Twitter over climate policy, with China questioning whether the U.S. can deliver on the landmark climate legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden this week. ...more

Ants can be better than pesticides for growing healthy crops, study finds 18/8/2022

Ants can be more effective than pesticides at helping farmers produce food, according to new research. They are better at killing pests, reducing plant damage and increasing crop yields, according to the first systematic review of ants’ contributions to crop production. ...more

Biden signs major climate, health care and tax bill into law 17/8/2022

President Joe Biden signed into law Tuesday a major Democratic spending bill that seeks to fight climate change, raise taxes on corporations and expand health care coverage. ...more